Lower Merion School District is proposing a 3.5% property tax increase for the 2026-2027 school year. That is the maximum allowed under Pennsylvania’s Act 1 Index. For a median-assessed home at $250,680, the tax bill would climb from $8,841 to…
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PECO just blinked. Pennsylvania's largest utility company, which serves 1.7 million customers across southeastern Pennsylvania, had been seeking a 12.5% increase in residential electric rates and an 11.4% increase for residential natural gas customers. Under pressure from Governor Josh Shapiro and state legislators, PECO announced it is withdrawing both requests. The pullback is good news for homeowners...
SEPTA just dropped its plan for a 528-space parking garage near Conshohocken Station and replaced it with something very different. A 300-unit apartment building. Philadelphia developer Alterra is set to lease the land for 99 years at $600,000 a year,…
Two large apartment proposals in Newtown Borough could change the housing picture in this part of Bucks County in a way the borough has not seen in decades. Local developer Jim Worthington is behind both. The first, called Liberty Centre,…
Newtown Square is getting a closer look from developers. Newtown Township supervisors held a conditional use hearing this month on a proposal to redevelop 16 acres on Campus Boulevard into a 242-unit, age-restricted community. The plan, brought by Campus Eleven…
Limerick Township is at the center of one of the biggest land use debates in Montgomery County right now. Two separate proposals would put more than three million square feet of data center development on either side of Route 422,…
One of the easiest ways to refresh a room is with a coat of paint. Deciding to do a new paint job may sound simple until reality hits: choosing the ideal paint color can be overwhelming. With so many shades available, what colors should you choose? What to do if you change your mind once it's already dried? What happens if it doesn’t turn out the way you like it? It can be difficult to know where to...
Abington Township does not make a lot of noise. It doesn’t need to. Buyers find it on their own once they start doing the math: good housing stock, a manageable commute into the city, and a price point that…
A developer wants to build 74 townhouses on a 6.6-acre parking lot near Lansdale’s Pennbrook SEPTA station. The Lansdale Borough Council did not push back on the project. They pushed back because they wanted more. Council members and residents told…
Springfield Township in Delaware County just enacted a new 1% earned income tax, effective July 1. That is not the headline. The headline is what comes with it: the township commissioners have committed to cutting property taxes by nearly 20%…